HabitAware CoFounder, Aneela Idnani joins us to share her journey on making the jump from the Advertising space to the startup world in order to create a successful wearable tech product that helps people with mental health issues.

Looking for a way to get that promotion or wanting to better work with your sales team? Mickeli Bedore joins us on the show to talk about how to build your “praise portfolio” and build empathy for your sales organization.

Ryan Johnson joins us to discuss why moving from engineering to management is a much bigger jump than most think. We also talk about how to best manage 1:1’s with your teams and why performance management is key to maturing as a manager.

This week, we are talking to Rosemary Ugboajah, from Neka Creative. She joins me to discuss work/life balance, striving for inclusion, and how to overcome our own bias in order to produce our best work.

Brandon Jernigan, a Design and Innovation Strategist at Target, and I talk about how large companies like Target and Amazon test new products with customers and we also discuss ways to manage expectations of senior leadership when launching innovation initiatives.

This week, Emily Soccorsy and Justin Foster from Root + River join us to discuss how reputation is earned and not designed and why being a great leader does not necessarily mean being the loudest person in the room.

Howie Milstein, founder of personal training in the Twin Cities and leadership consultant, joins us to talk about why it’s so important that today’s leaders stop taking themselves so seriously and begin engaging their teams with warmth and vulnerability.Check out Howie’s work at https://www.launchpadcareercoaching.com and http://www.lightenupat ...…

This week, we are talking to Nick Roseth, the man behind HOUT Digital and DocuMNtary. Nick and I talk about the history of innovation and tech in Minnesota and why the startup community here is so open and supportive.

This week, we are talking to Jen Swanson Vice President of Digital Product Management at Optum about the importance of networking both outside and inside your organization. We also talk about why everyone should be working on their negotiation skills.

This week, we are talking to Jim Cuene and Joe Ruekert from Fahren. We sit down to discuss how building an innovation-driven culture comes from your organization's ability to communicate and why taking a product instead of a project approach reduces risk and cost in the long term.

I am truly excited to share with you my conversation with Tyrre Burks, former professional football player and Founder of Player’s Health. In this episode, we talk to Tyrre about how he used his background as a professional athlete to build a winning team for his company, launch and then pivot his successful startup that makes the world of yout ...…

Lynn Winter a Digital Strategist and founder of Manage Digital a Minnesota conference specifically for Digital Project Managers joins us to talk about the importance of community and networking as a Digital Project Manager.

I am proud to have David Edgerton, ITS Manager in Business Intelligence Technology for Andersen Corporation joins us to discuss how to take a team from great to exceptional. We also talk about the paradigm shift that happens when someone moves from an individual contributor role to a managerial or leadership role and why it trips so many people ...…

Susan Campion, Founder of Camponovo Consulting and Co-Founder of Giant Steps joins us to talk about how to support process improvement and why empathy is the key to true change leadership. We also touch what does it mean to inspire vs lead and why it’s important to hold space for your team. Check Out: camponovoconsulting.com & giantstepsMN.com ...…

Today, Corey Stern a Senior User Experience Designer at The Nerdery joins me to talk about how to mix UX and agile, the state of design education and what to look for in a company you want to work for. For two decades, Corey has been involved in client services leading strategic engagements from sales and discovery through execution and impleme ...…

Tyler Olson, Founder of Modern Foundation joins us to talk about why employee engagement is the key to building a successful agency and what he’s learned about coaching and growing Millennial leaders in the over 10 companies he’s founded over the years.

Today I am lucky to share with you an interview with an amazing individual. Patrick Riley is one of the co-founders of Modern Survey which made a significant impact in changing the way that companies survey their employees. Patrick joins me to talk about his experiences in not only what it's like to build a successful company but also his backg ...…

Jeff Lash, Vice President of Product Management Research and Advisory Services for SiriusDecisions joins me to discuss the role of the Product Manager and why there is not as much clarity around the job as there is in other departments within many organizations.

Todd Fonseca, Vice President of Clinical Research and Technical Communications at Medtronic and Principle Speaker at The Leadership Lab joins me to discuss:- How to apply behavioral science to your leadership role- What the difference between "value" and "volume" means as a leader- How to navigate the "But, we have always done it this way" excu ...…

Tendayi Viki joins me to talk about how to successfully launch, promote, and manage a corporate innovation lab. He also shares some of his thoughts on start-ups and how to best manage stakeholder expectations.

In a digital transformation, how do you balance building a culture that will embrace a new direction while still recognizing the value of its own history?Chris Prokopanko, Strategy and Analysis Advisor, Business Operation and Supply Chain at Cargill joins me to talk about his background and how he has found success in being a part of the digita ...…

David Annis, Managing Director and a partner at Zeus Jones joins me to talk about why innovation does not need to live only on the "innovation team" in an organization and how a "thin stack" vs "full stack" innovation approach changes your outcomes.

Kate Agnew joins me to talk about the state of education in technology and shares her experiences of going to school at M.I.T., working at Target and DreamWorks, building Girls in Tech in Minneapolis, and how that's all led her to her current role as a Senior IT Architect at Optum.

We discuss how to break through the fog of UX research and why even if you’re the best designer in the world you still need to deploy empathy in order to make a significant impact in your role. For some reason we veer off into a Kingdom of the Crystal Skull metaphor and other oddities. It’s a really fun conversation. I hope you enjoy it!…

What makes a Project Manager strategic?On this episode, Ned Johnson, SVP, Director, Project Management at GTB joins me to talk about how the role of the project manager must be a more strategic member of an organization.

On today's show, I talk to Scott Propp about how your sales team can be innovators, how to best manage rockstars, the real difference between a "boss" and a "leader", and why leadership is the currency of success in today' world.

This week it is my pleasure to share with you my conversation with Jonathan Stark, author of "Hourly Billing Is Nuts". A great book that can help you break the dependency of billing only by the hour and start pricing based on value.

Why is your Product Team sometimes referred to as the "Sales Prevention Department"? My guest Mark Jensen, Director of Product Management at Epicor and I explore that question and how Product Managers can best balance responsibilities between their internal team and product customers.

Now that UX is more of a brand name, how have its processes changed over the years? Do users even matter any more?On this episode, Brian Rowe and Emily Schmidt discuss UX processes and how liberating it can be to say "I don't know." as a designer.

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